bergrisi

Old Norse

Etymology

From berg (“mountain”) +‎ risi (“giant”). Cognate with Dutch bergreus (“mountain giant”) and German Bergriese (“mountain giant”).

Proper noun

bergrisi m (genitive bergrisa, plural bergrisar)

  1. (Norse mythology) a mountain giant
    Synonyms: jǫtunn, hrímþurs, þurs

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bergrisi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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